What's it like to be a landlord who rent out condos? What are the pros and cons?
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Hey folks, looking for any experiences you can share that are similar and/or advice on how to best prepare for this upcoming Mediation date. I've never done this before.Here's the story: we inherited a Section8 tenant...
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Good morning BiggerPockets,Last week I started my first direct mail campaign. I bought a list from ListSource and sent out postcards to a few hundred absentee landlords in the area where I want to invest. The postcard...
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What is the best way for someone who is currently working a full-time, 9-6 job to begin working part time as an agent, with the hopes of building a book of business over time to transition to a full-time career as a R...
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Hi BP community,I would like to have your advice about one of my tenants.I rented a property to a lady, her daughter and granddaughter in Nov. They signed a two year lease. Four months later, she claimed her relative ...
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Hi all,I've been landlording for a year now. Earlier in the year, I had two rentals available, posted them online, got plenty of applications, got good tenants, all pretty straightforward. I pride myself on providing ...
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My husband and I live in San Luis Obispo. The market here is extremely high so my husband and I have been educating ourselves on out-of-state apartment complexes. We do not have experience with oos investing yet but...
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Hello! David Dachtera here.This post is going to be a bit unpopular on Bigger Pockets because it's about education - Real Estate Investing education. The site as a whole has rather a strong sentiment against paying fo...
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Okay I am doing research on getting my first deal. I want to set up auto notifications with some real estate agents. Tell me if this is wrong.Hello Realtor X, Please notify me of all XX-plexes that come into the marke...
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I came across a great article about an accountant who is also a real estate investor. He gives great advice on setting up your real estate investing business. I will have to read it over to really but some pieces t...